[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

That makes you a moral relativist, right? What's considered "wrong" in one nation (sentencing a woman to prison for being gang-raped AFTER she was kidnapped- did you read the article? She didn't willfully meet with an unrelated man; she was kidnapped) is perfectly okay in another, due to the perspectives of the people ruling that country, correct?

So you're okay with the sex-trade of children in some nations in Asia? Slavery in other nations in Africa? Cutting off girl's clitorises in other nations? Imprisoning people without giving cause? Because those nations have no ethical problem with it?

(I realize it sounds like I'm attacking; I don't mean to. I just want to know where your line is drawn).

I agree, to some extent you have to accept that people are different in different parts of the world (look at how well our grand plan to export democracy to Iraq has worked out), but I think, when it comes to blatant subjugation of a class of people, whether they be female, poor, young, whatever, one can make a case that it's universally wrong and shouldn't be tolerated.

But then, Saudi Arabia is one of our allies, so is that why you're defending them? Again, just trying to understand where your line in the sand is, so to speak.

I'm not defending them at all. Personally, I feel it was wrong and I feel sorry for the girl. I wish they didn't treat women like they do and wish that the rest of the world would put more pressure on them to change. Maybe something like this can outrage enough people to pressure them. Probably not though. The things you mentioned, I'm not ok with any of them. There are a lot of things in the world that go on that I'm not ok with. But I'll tell you one thing. If I'm ever in an Islamic nation, you can believe I won't ever steal anything because I know the punishment.